Description
Book SynopsisDesigned for students who have already taken an introductory course in metallurgy or materials science, this advanced text describes how structures control the mechanical properties of metals.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1 Description of Crystals
1.1 Atom Packing in fcc and hcp Crystals
1.2 The Stereographic Projection
Chapter 2 Structure Determination
2.1 X-ray Diffraction
2.2 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
2.3 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Chapter 3 the Plastic Deformation of Metal Crystals
3.1 Slip Systems
3.2 Resolved Shear Stress (Schmidt Factor)
3.3 Single-Crystal Tensile Tests (fcc)
3.4 Relationship to Polycrystalline Deformation
3.5 Theoretical Strength of Metals
Chapter 4 Dislocations
4.1 The Edge Dislocation
4.2 The Screw Dislocation
4.3 Mixed Dislocations
4.4 Terminology of "Crooked" Dislocations
4.5 Dislocation Loops
4.6 Mobile Dislocations in Real Crystals
4.7 Observation of Dislocations
4.8 Elastic Strain Energy
4.9 Energy of Dislocations
4.10 Forces upon Dislocations
4.11 The Stress Field Produced by Dislocations
4.12 Line Tension
4.13 Extended Dislocations
4.14 Dislocations in fcc Metals
4.15 Frank-Read Generator
4.16 Interpretation of Plastic Flow in Terms of DislocationMotion
Chapter 5 Vacancies
5.1 Vacancy Formation
Chapter 6 Diffusion
6.1 Phenomenological Approach
6.2 Atomistic Approach
Chapter 7 Interfaces
7.1 Classification, Geometry, and Energy of Interfaces
7.2 Surface Tension and Surface Free Energy of Interfaces
7.3 The Shape of Grains in Two and Three Dimensions
7.4 Grain-Boundary Segregation
7.5 Motion of Grain Boundaries
Chapter 8 Nucleation
8.1 Homogeneous Nucleation
8.2 Heterogeneous Nucleation
Chapter 9 Solidification
9.1 Nucleation
9.2 Solidfication of Pure Metals
9.3 Solidification of Alloys
9.4 Solidification of Eutectic Alloys
9.5 Cast Metals
Chapter 10 Recovery and Recrystal- Lization
10.1 Stored Energy
10.2 Release of Stored Energy during Annealing
10.3 Kinetics of Recovery
10.4 Nucleation Mechanisms for Recrystallization
10.5 Kinetics of Recrystallization
10.6 Control of Recrystallization Temperature and Grain Size
10.7 Related Topics
Chapter 11 Precipitation from Solid Solutions
11.1 Review of Free-Energy Composition Diagrams
11.2 The Precipitation Transformation
11.3 Nucleation in the Solid State
11.4 Kinetics of Precipitation Reactions
11.5 Precipitation Hardening
Chapter 12 Diffusion-Controlled Growth of EquilibriumPrecipitates
12.1 Single-Phase Precipitates
12.2 Eutectoid Transformations
12.3 Discontinuous Precipitation
Chapter 13 Martensitic Transformations
13.1 Twinning
13.2 Crystallography of Martensitic Transformations
13.3 Some Characteristics of Martensitic Transformations
13.4 Thermodynamics
13.5 Thermoelastic Martensites
13.6 Additional Characteristics of MartensiticTransformations
13.7 Nucleation of Martensite
13.8 Summary and Comparison with Massive Transformations
13.9 Bainite
Chapter 14 Some Applications of Physical Metallurgy
14.1 Strengthening Mechanisms
14.2 Strength and Ductility
14.3 The Physical Metallurgy of Some High-Strength Steels
Appendix A S.I. Units
Index
